I see the radical cleric, Abu Qatada has hit the streets again today. He is out of prison and back into the community thanks to European judges. The 51-year-old Palestinian was released from Long Lartin prison in Worcestershire by prison authorities. He has been described as Al Qaeda's spiritual leader in Europe. The Home Secretary has described him as posing a "real threat to the UK's national security". The cleric is fighting deportation to Jordan, where he has been convicted of terrorism charges in his absence. Human Rights judges in Europe ruled he could not be deported to Jordan without assurances from the authorities there that evidence gained through torture was not and will not be used against him to secure a conviction. Welcome to soft touch Britain.
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